The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-27

City and is two and a half miles away from
the famous WithlacoOchee river. The noted
rookeries of Pasco county are within Six
miles, and deer, turkey and other game are
plentiful near by. Thousands OF all KINDS
of plume birds and splendid collections OF
bird eggs can be obtained at the above
named rookeries. A number of carloads OF
melons were shipped from the place this
season, and it is estimated that 400 acres
will be planted in vegetables and millions
another season. Tobacco is also being
talked of as coming crop, and in the near
future Ellerslie will have tobacco factory.
The post office was burned some time since
and the Office discontinued but it is thought
that it will be renwed shortly and Nj. f,
O'Neal appointed postmaster.
Trabue Beacon: AS we passed Zolfo
few days ago, we saw one of the merchants
standing on the platform with such broad
smile on his face that the top of his head
looked like an island. On asking him II
this hilarity was due to the discovery OF
some new medicinal quality in the cele-
brated springs, he replied: Nav, springs
be hanged! why man it is--silver! | found
a fine specimen yesterday within 200 yards
Of this depot, and since that, | have learned
that two other parties have found Specl-
mems near here. On applying to the usual
tests | find these specimens are 80 per cent.
pure silver" As the gentleman has spent
West he is not likely to be mistaken. Noe
aztec will have to come again. Mr.. Gilchrist
is long, keen, good one" but it is not
every "Child" he can get ahead of.
F. w Parkhill, the ticket agent at the
Waycross depot at Jacksonville, received in
his Office Monday in payment of a ticket
$50 hank-note issued by the First National
Bauk, of Wilmington, Del. On the back
was written r. True. passenger depot, Bar
4, ,-Y.1tt
on one side of the scroll which adorns the
reverse of all banknotes. On the other
side of the scroll appeared Chas W. Sim
mons, s. K. cor 23rd and Catherine streets,
Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1856. Mr.. Parkhill
endorsed it with his name, pOStoffice and the
date, July %, 1887 The note wac then de
posted in one of the city banks to see if it
would ever in its ceaSeleSs rounds be brought
back again and get in his possession again.
This note, when first written upon was in
Barlow, Fla, next it turned up for nota-
ton in Philadelphia, and now it has made
its return to the Land of Flowers.
AT Ocala at the school meeting Friday
afternoon very slim attendance of patrons
recommended to the board Of education of
this county as teacher for tho Ocala school
Robert G. HartSfield, principal: first assis-
tant, Mrs. I. c, McCaa; second assistant,
Miss Fannie Clark: Mrs. f. F. Howe, prin
cipal of the primary Department. and Miss
Myrtle llttOn rs her assistant. A commit
tee was then named to secure such action
on the part of the trustees of the present
old East Florida Seminary building and
grounds, 50 as to transfer the same to the
| city of Ocala for school purposes After
an attempt of Capt. Mcconnell to reopen
the question of the division of the money
appropriated by the Legislature to the city
schools of the different races the meeting
| adjourned. Robert G. Hartsfelds, the prin-
cipal-elect, resides in Crawford, Ga,
graduate of recent years Of Mercer Univer-
sity.
The mass meeting of the Prohibitionists
Of Suwannee took place at Live Oak on Sat
urday, and was n decided success. The large
hall of the court house was packed with an
enthusiastic audience of both races. The
meeting was organized by tho election of
Mai A. l.. Woodward as chairman, and
MeSsrs. w. L. Whitfield and D. R. Allison
as secretaries. Speeches were made by the
Chairman, by Maj. j. c. Galaher Hon. 3.
| b. Blackwell, and Judge Phillips, from
among the whites; and by Rev Mr.. ellis
| lee, Elder john Y. Stokes. and John Harris,
| from the colored people. When at the
conclusion Of Maj. Gallaher's address he
| requested all who intended to vote the pro
hibition ticket to rise to their feet the
entire audience, with a very few exceptions,
stood up. \ central committee was ap
| pointed, consisting of A l.. Woodward, B.
B. Blackwell, II. NJ Wood, Rev John N.
| Stokes, Rev S. H. Hadley, II. A. Black
burn, Hon. William Bryson. Sub-commit-
tees were appointed in each election district
in the county, and they propose to thor
oughly organize and canvass the entire
county before the election, which takes
place Aug. D. The central committee has
| called wOmens temperance meeting at
the white Methodist church in this place for
next Thursday evening, and one at the col
Ored church on Friday evening, and in addi-
ton has issued an address to the women of
the county, one object being to enlist the
women i'll the crusade against rum.
Callahan correspondence Times Union:
| Landing OF the cars at Crawford yesterday
| your correspondent walked down the road
! to this place. Midway between these two
| places and near the roadside was noticed
stretched tents and wooden shanties dotting
| the pine forest. Prominent among the
| group stood a story and q half grocery
store with this significant sign: Camp
| SheOl." On another building was seen
Telegraph Office, "Times- Union Office. "
and near by Dime Museum" Upon fur
ther inquiry this was found to be the camp
| of Messrs. Mode Bros, of Fernandina, who
are engaged also in the crOsS-tie business.
| This business at the camp Is managed by
Capt. d. j. Taylor and Prof. Tom Wheeler,
who propose to build n town here if it
takes all summer to do it. Their enter
prise and fondness for literature is exempt
fed in the fact that in this reading
room was found the Times Union on file
The crimson painters visited this place
Thursday, July u, when all the business
houses closed doors for the completion of
their work. The first job was to clean up
harmless old negro with a chopping ak by
using the blades sideways as battling stick
The next task was to unhinge and break
through the closed doors, making an attack
on a closed restaurant kept by coiOred
man named Whitfield They broke a hole
through the front door, out of which was
Immediately grinninG a dOuble-balTelcd
gun. Seeing this double-eyed monster of
death they coolly retreated to more healthy
quarters. Having accomplished this much
OF their work they collected together for
| communion. when they fell ont among them
selves, and burst the bubble with blood-let-
ting. Three young men from the country
comp o'ad this group o. paint rs. Having
the field entirely left 10 themselves they
seemed DESTROYS to know vino was entitled TO
| the mastery, when one, AdolphuS Rochard,
became enragcd at another, Morgan Hodges,
and, drawing razor from his pocket, cut
the latter across the hand, entirely severing
the foroinger. The town is quiet this morn
ing.